Improvement in grain-tallies



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM N. PHIPPS, OF GLENIVOOD, IOIVA.

IMPROVEMENT IN GRAIN-TALLIES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 206,480, dated July 30,1878; application filed June 26, 1878.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM N.PH1rPs, ofGlenwood, in the county of Mills and State of Iowa, have invented a newand Improved Grain-Tally, of which the following is a specification:

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap and simple device to beused at thrashing-machines, for ascertaining the number of bushels orhalf-bushels of grain thrashed.

To accomplish this a hinged lid is arranged to be supported in a raisedposition upon the end of a vertical sliding rod, kept up by a spiralspring, which latter is compressible by just the weight of a half-bushelof grain. The sliding rod is connected with a lever and spring-messedpawl, to operate a ratchetwheel on the end of a drum or roller, which isconnected by a surrounding tape to another roller. The depression of thelever is limited by an adjustable stop. and at each depression theratchet-wheel is revolved for the space of one tooth, moving the tapeforward an equal distance.

Figures marked on the tape, and visible through a glass pane on thecover of the box in which the apparatus is inclosed, indicate the numberof teeth moved forward, and, consequently, the number of half-bushelmeasures successively placed upon the hinged lid.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 represents a longitudinal verticalsection of my improved grain-tally. Fig. 2 is a top view of the same,partly in section.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is the box inclosing the counting mechanism, which is attached to oneof the upright sides of the box. This is covered with two lids, B B,hinged one at each end of the box, and meeting at the center, each lidcovering one-half of the box A. The lid B has an opening through it,covered with a glass pane, a, through which the index is observed. Thelid B is provided on the under side with a pin, 1), which rests upon theupper end of the rod 0, pivoted to one end of the lever D, and whoselower end is guided in a hole through the stationary lug c. The rod 0 issurrounded with a spiral spring, E, interposed between the lug c and ashoulder on the rod at its upper end. The expansion of the spring Ekeeps the lid B raised, as shown in the drawing, until depressed by theweight of one-half of a bushel of grain placed upon the lid B.

The lever D is pivoted or fulcrumed at (Z to the side of the box A, andis provided with a pawl, F, pivoted to it at j, which pawl is pressed,by a spring, Gr, against the face of a ratchet-wheel, H, mounted on ashaft, 71, which revolves in bearings in the frame I on the inside ofthe box A.

On the shaft h is secured a roller, J, and another roller, K, is mountedon a shaft, k, and arranged in the frame I to revolve parallel with theroller J.

L is a band or tape, stamped with numbers in successive arithmeticalorder, at distances apart corresponding to the space of one tooth of theratchet-wheel H. One end of the tape L is attached to the roller J, andthe other end to the roller K, so that the tape may be wound off oneroller and onto the other. The wheel H is kept from turning back withthe recedingof the pawl F by the stationary sprin pawl M, which latteris raised when desired to reset the tape, which is done by winding itonto the roller K by an ordinary clock-key applied on the end of theshaft 7;.

The forward end of the lever D is guided in its movement between theside of the box A and the vertical bar N, which latter is secured withits lower end to the side of the box, and has a horizontal ofl'set, a,through which is a threaded hole, with a set-screw, 0, in it, toregulate and limit the downward throw of the lever D to correspond withthe pitch of the ratchet-wheel H.

P is a stop, attached to the side of the box A above the lever l), tostop the latter from being moved too far upward by the pressure of thespring E.

If desired, the roller J may be connected with its shafts h by a key,which key may be withdrawn when it is desired to wind the tape L fromthe roller J to the roller K, so that this may be done without turningthe ratchet wheel H.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent The hinged lid B, supported on the springraisedrod (J, in combination with the pivoted lever D, having the pawl F andmoving between the stops N P, and with the ratchetwheel H, rollers J K,and indicator-tape L, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

WVitnesses: \VILLIAM N. PHIPPS.

A. J. BUssELL, I. F. WILLrAns.

